The aim of this research study is to investigate the impact of analytic scoring rubrics on Armenian EFL learners’ speaking skills. It also investigates whether the use of rubrics promotes inter-rater reliability in ...

Speaking is a primary language skill for young learners. It is a skill which is very much related to real life. However, it sometimes becomes challenging to teach speaking to young learners. Many young EFL learners have ...

The purpose of the following project is to design and pilot a course about environmental issues and raise awareness about them among secondary school children and encourage their participation in environmentally friendly ...

“One of the aims of teaching English to young children is to instill in them the idea that language learning is a happy experience, and video creates an attractive, enjoyable learning environment.” (Tomalin B., 1990) Educational ...

The purpose of this project is to design a course of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) for students majoring in Psychology. In Armenia, specifically, there is a need for such classes since a) family psychology is gaining ...

The purpose of this project is to provide ongoing professional development for in-service Armenian English language teachers based on their needs via a series of workshops, and to equip them with various approaches to ...

This study is an exploratory mixed-methods research that aims at finding out the formats and effectiveness of in-service EFL public school teacher training programs in Armenia. It explores teachers’ attitude towards different ...

Armenia, being a developing country, relies heavily on international communications. The need for qualified interpreters is high. However, the interpreting cluster is not well-developed, namely there is a lack of institutions ...

Culture is the indispensable part of teaching languages. English teachers and textbook developers give priority to teaching the culture of the target language rather than that of native learners. In the current course ...

In spite of the predominance of technology in all aspects of our lives, including education, the vast majority of schoolchildren in Armenia, particularly those from rural areas, are not provided with technology-integrated ...